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Stafford’s Laura Skilton Verhoff Named to The Fellows of the American Bar Foundation

By Stafford Rosenbaum

Stafford Rosenbaum’s Laura Skilton Verhoff, a partner in the firm’s Madison office, has been named to The Fellows of the American Bar Foundation. Integral support to the American Bar Foundation is provided by The Fellows of the American Bar Foundation, an honorary organization of lawyers, judges, and legal scholars whose public and private careers have demonstrated outstanding dedication to the welfare of their communities and to the highest principles of the legal profession.

Feb 01, 2016 in News/Events

Stafford’s Johanna Allex Named Chair of the WisPACT, Inc. Board of Directors

By Stafford Rosenbaum

Stafford Rosenbaum's Johanna Allex was recently named Chair of the WisPACT, Inc. Board of Directors. WisPACT was created in 2003 as a nonprofit organization to create and manage pooled and community Special Needs Trusts for the benefit of individuals with disabilities

Feb 01, 2016 in News/Events

U.S. Supreme Court Affirms FERC Authority Over Demand Response

By: Attorney Bryan Kleinmaier

Under the Federal Power Act, the federal government (through the Federal Electricity Regulatory Commission, or FERC) regulates the interstate wholesale market in electricity, while state utility commissions regulate intrastate retail markets in electricity. This division of regulatory authority is cleaner in theory than in practice, because, as the U.S. Supreme Court recognized in a highly anticipated decision released Monday, “in point of fact if not in law[,] the wholesale and retail markets in electricity are inextricably linked.”

Jan 26, 2016 in News/Events

D.C. Circuit Refuses to Stay Implementation of EPA Clean Power Plan; Legal Challenges to Proceed

By: Attorney Bryan Kleinmaier

Last week, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit denied requests from more than two dozen states (including Wisconsin) and several energy industry interests to halt implementation of the EPA’s Clean Power Plan while their legal challenges to the regulatory regime are adjudicated.

Jan 26, 2016 in News/Events

Stafford Rosenbaum Names New Business Law Team Leader

By: Attorney Christopher Hughes Attorney Denasha Scott

Stafford Rosenbaum LLP is pleased to announce that James I. Statz has been named the firm’s Business Law Team Leader. Statz’s practice includes extensive experience handling highly complex real estate transactions, which routinely involve negotiations with municipalities, lenders, investors, and buyers—as well as zoning laws and many levels of government regulation.

Jan 19, 2016 in News/Events

Thomas Solheim Elected to the Madison Regional Economic Partnership’s Board of Directors

By Stafford Rosenbaum

Stafford Rosenbaum's Thomas Solheim was recently elected to the Madison Regional Economic Partnership’s Board of Directors. The Madison Region Economic Partnership (MadREP) works in the spirit of collaboration to ensure resources are available to the people and organizations that do business in the Madison region, helping the area continue the tradition of delivering first-rate products and services to the world.

Jan 11, 2016 in News/Events

FAA Drone Regulations: Just in Time for the Holidays

By Stafford Rosenbaum

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) recently announced a web-based aircraft registration process for owners of small unmanned aircraft (UAS) or drones weighing more than 0.55 pounds and less than 55 pounds including payloads such as on-board cameras.

Dec 21, 2015 in News/Events

Stafford Rosenbaum Attorneys Selected for 2015 Wisconsin Super Lawyers and Rising Stars Lists

By: Attorney Bruce Huibregtse Attorney Paul Kent Attorney Anthony Menting Attorney Barbara Neider Attorney Ted Waskowski Daphne Webb Richard Yde Attorney Jared Potter

Ten attorneys from Stafford Rosenbaum have been selected to the 2015 Wisconsin Super Lawyers list. Moreover, Anthony Menting was selected as one of the top 25 lawyers in Madison, and Daphne Webb was chosen as one of the top 25 women attorneys in Wisconsin. Three Stafford attorneys were chosen for the 2015 Wisconsin Rising Stars list.

Nov 10, 2015 in News/Events

Stafford Rosenbaum LLP Ranked in 2016 “Best Law Firms”

By Stafford Rosenbaum

Stafford Rosenbaum LLP has received a Tier 1 ranking in the 2016 Edition of U.S. News - Best Lawyers® "Best Law Firms." Tier 1 rankings are determined through a firm's overall evaluation, which is derived from a combination of clients' impressive feedback, the high regard that lawyers in other firms have for the firm, in addition to the information provided through the Law Firm Survey.

Nov 02, 2015 in News/Events

Stafford Rosenbaum Attorneys Receive Honors from the City of Ashland

By: Richard Yde

On October 8, the City of Ashland presented Stafford Rosenbaum attorneys Ted Waskowski and Richard Yde with a key to the City and a Certificate of Appreciation for Stafford Rosenbaum’s “extraordinary effort representing the best interest of the City of Ashland” defending the City in a federal lawsuit by Northern States Power Company, an Xcel Energy subsidiary. In presenting the key and certificate, Mayor Deb Lewis, a lawyer herself, recognized the “excellence” of the representation provided by Stafford Rosenbaum.

Oct 13, 2015 in News/Events

Scott Seid Elected to the Dane Buy Local Foundation

By Stafford Rosenbaum

Scott Seid, a Stafford Rosenbaum partner, was recently elected to the Dane Buy Local Foundation’s Board of Directors. Scott's practice is focused on representing business and individual clients.

Oct 08, 2015 in News/Events

Amy Collins Included in this Year’s Up and Coming Lawyers Honorees

By Stafford Rosenbaum

Amy Collins, a senior associate at Stafford Rosenbaum, was among this year’s Wisconsin Law Journal’s Up and Coming Lawyer recipients. Amy's practice focuses on family law and estate planning.

Oct 08, 2015 in News/Events

City of Ashland Prevails in Superfund Case

By: Attorney Ted Waskowski Attorney Barbara Neider Attorney Kyle Engelke Attorney Laura Callan

Following a two week trial in April and May of this year, Judge Barbara Crabb of the federal court for the Western District of Wisconsin has ruled that the City of Ashland does not have to contribute to the cost of remediating the contamination at the Superfund site in Ashland. The City was represented by Richard Yde, Ted Waskowski, Barbara Neider, Erika Bierma, Kyle Engelke, Meg Vergeront, and Laura Callan of the Stafford Rosenbaum law firm.

Sep 15, 2015 in News/Events

Three Stafford Rosenbaum Attorneys Selected for “Best Lawyers 2016 – Lawyer of the Year”

By: Attorney Matthew Dregne

Three Stafford Rosenbaum attorneys have been selected for "Best Lawyers 2016 Lawyer of the Year." Only a single lawyer in each practice area and designated metropolitan area is honored as the “Lawyer of the Year,” making this accolade particularly significant. Lawyers being honored as “Lawyer of the Year” are selected based on particularly impressive voting averages received during the exhaustive peer-review assessments we conduct with thousands of leading lawyers each year.

Aug 17, 2015 in News/Events

“The Best Lawyers in America” Recognizes 22 Stafford Rosenbaum Attorneys in its 2016 Edition

By: Attorney Matthew Dregne Attorney James Egle Attorney Christopher Hughes Attorney Bruce Huibregtse Attorney Paul Kent Attorney Bryan Kleinmaier Attorney Barbara Neider Attorney Ted Waskowski Daphne Webb Richard Yde Attorney Margaret Lund Attorney Terrence Thom

The Best Lawyers in America© recognized 22 attorneys from Stafford Rosenbaum LLP in its 2016 edition. Regarded as a top reference guide to the legal profession, The Best Lawyers in America© has been published biennially since 1983.

Aug 17, 2015 in News/Events

Attorney Allen Named by M Magazine as Leading Lawyer in 2015

By Stafford Rosenbaum

Stafford's Susan Allen was recently named by M Magazine as a 2015 Leading Litigation Lawyer in Milwaukee. M Magazine’s list used AVVO ratings to determine their Leading Lawyers list and published the top 5-10% of AVVO rated attorney.

Aug 06, 2015 in News/Events

Listing Contracts: Sellers Beware

By Stafford Rosenbaum

Under Wisconsin’s standard listing contract forms, a seller may owe a commission to a broker even if the sale of the property does not close. However, a well-drafted contract can change that, should a seller so desire.

Jul 27, 2015 in News/Events

Stafford Rosenbaum Welcomes Attorney Vanessa Wishart

By Stafford Rosenbaum

Stafford Rosenbaum LLP welcomes Attorney Vanessa Wishart to the firm’s Madison office where her practice focuses on environmental law. Prior to joining Stafford Rosenbaum, Vanessa was a judicial law clerk at the Wisconsin Court of Appeals.

Jun 26, 2015 in News/Events

Stafford Rosenbaum Welcomes Attorney Jeffrey A. Mandell

By: Attorney Christopher Hughes

Stafford Rosenbaum LLP is pleased to announce the addition of Jeffrey A. Mandell to the firm’s Madison office. Mandell is a litigator with extensive trial and appellate experience in federal and state courts. For several years, he has served as counsel for one of several defendants in a complex federal RICO case that presents novel legal, remedial, and practical issues.

Jun 23, 2015 in News/Events

Kyle Engelke Elected to Madison Parks Foundation’s Executive Committee

By Stafford Rosenbaum

Stafford's Kyle Engelke has been elected to serve on the Executive Committee of the Madison Parks Foundation. Kyle is an attorney in the firm's Madison office.

Jun 22, 2015 in News/Events